Comments on: distantDVD, I’ve found my DVD launcher http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2006/05/08/distantdvd-ive-found-my-dvd-launcher/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:27:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dan Lynch http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2006/05/08/distantdvd-ive-found-my-dvd-launcher/#comment-588 Dan Lynch Sun, 14 May 2006 18:40:05 +0000 http://www.machtpc.com/?p=143#comment-588 <p>I too have looked at all front end video media programs and really like Distant DVD...Tom keeps improving! </p> I too have looked at all front end video media programs and really like Distant DVD…Tom keeps improving!

]]> By: Murph7355 http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2006/05/08/distantdvd-ive-found-my-dvd-launcher/#comment-587 Murph7355 Sun, 14 May 2006 13:32:28 +0000 http://www.machtpc.com/?p=143#comment-587 Looks like Tom has just sorted distantDVD to not quit once a film ends (v0.05b). Nice thing about this is that you can now activate Front Row whilst distantDVD is running. When you then exit Front Row, it swaps back into distantDVD. It all looks pretty seamless which is very nice. Be nice if Apple allowed the options in Front Row open any app (e.g. Movies to open distantDVD), but you can't have everything. One step closer to the Mac Media Centre for me :) Looks like Tom has just sorted distantDVD to not quit once a film ends (v0.05b).

Nice thing about this is that you can now activate Front Row whilst distantDVD is running. When you then exit Front Row, it swaps back into distantDVD.

It all looks pretty seamless which is very nice.

Be nice if Apple allowed the options in Front Row open any app (e.g. Movies to open distantDVD), but you can’t have everything.

One step closer to the Mac Media Centre for me :)

]]> By: Erik Ableson http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2006/05/08/distantdvd-ive-found-my-dvd-launcher/#comment-586 Erik Ableson Tue, 09 May 2006 08:17:09 +0000 http://www.machtpc.com/?p=143#comment-586 Just a quick aside on this one. I've been hoping that Front Row would put the same interface on their trailers for browing locally stored VIDEO_TS folders, but given the potential media industry backlash this doesn't seem very likely. However, I have found that the perfect interim (or long term) solution is Salling Clicker. I just tried out a quick test using MacTheRipper to copy a DVD to my Movies folder, and then using Salling Clicker to run the DVD Player. There's an option to list all available VIDEO_TS films in a given folder. It's not as pretty or interactive as displaying the jackets on screen, but it works perfectly, and no fiddling with resolution issues. Cheers. Just a quick aside on this one. I’ve been hoping that Front Row would put the same interface on their trailers for browing locally stored VIDEO_TS folders, but given the potential media industry backlash this doesn’t seem very likely.

However, I have found that the perfect interim (or long term) solution is Salling Clicker. I just tried out a quick test using MacTheRipper to copy a DVD to my Movies folder, and then using Salling Clicker to run the DVD Player. There’s an option to list all available VIDEO_TS films in a given folder. It’s not as pretty or interactive as displaying the jackets on screen, but it works perfectly, and no fiddling with resolution issues.

Cheers.

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